
Asp Adrotator in ASP
The ASP AdRotator is a built-in server-side control in Classic ASP.NET, not Classic ASP, used to display rotating advertisements on a web page. However, if you're asking about Classic ASP, there is no built-in AdRotator control, but you can build your own ad rotator logic using ASP scripting.
If you're asking about ASP.NET AdRotator (Web Forms):
It displays ads randomly or sequentially from an XML file or a data source.
Easy to set up with minimal code.
Example (ASP.NET Web Forms):
<asp:AdRotator ID="AdRotator1" runat="server" AdvertisementFile="ads.xml" Target="_blank" />
Where ads.xml looks like:
<Advertisements> <Ad> <ImageUrl>images/ad1.jpg</ImageUrl> <NavigateUrl>http://example.com/ad1</NavigateUrl> <AlternateText>Ad 1</AlternateText> </Ad> <Ad> <ImageUrl>images/ad2.jpg</ImageUrl> <NavigateUrl>http://example.com/ad2</NavigateUrl> <AlternateText>Ad 2</AlternateText> </Ad></Advertisements>
How to build a simple Ad Rotator in Classic ASP
If you want to do ad rotation in Classic ASP, you can:
Store ads info (image URL, link, alt text) in a database or array.
Pick one randomly or sequentially.
Render it on the page.
Simple Classic ASP Ad Rotator example:
<%Dim ads, index, ad' Array of ads: each element is "ImageUrl|NavigateUrl|AltText"ads = Array( _ "images/ad1.jpg|http://example.com/ad1|Ad 1", _ "images/ad2.jpg|http://example.com/ad2|Ad 2", _ "images/ad3.jpg|http://example.com/ad3|Ad 3" _)' Pick random ad indexRandomizeindex = Int(Rnd * UBound(ads) + 1) - 1' Split ad infoad = Split(ads(index), "|")' Output ad HTMLResponse.Write "<a href='" & ad(1) & "' target='_blank'>"Response.Write "<img src='" & ad(0) & "' alt='" & ad(2) & "' border='0'>"Response.Write "</a>"%>
If you want, I can help you build a more advanced Ad Rotator with database integration, click tracking, or scheduling.
Do you want a full example for Classic ASP ad rotation or help with ASP.NET AdRotator?